Known for Production
Birthplace
South Korea
Filmography
13 films


Oldboy
2013 · 1h 44m
country: United States
A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.


Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
2009 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
A Korean executive ventures into the Himalayas in order to deliver the remains of a Nepalese migrant worker to his family.


Le Grand Chef
2007 · 1h 53m
country: South Korea
A disgraced chef tries to restore his name by competing in a culinary contest to win the knife of Korea's last royal chef.


Bloody Reunion
2006 · 1h 33m
country: South Korea
Mi-ja, who has been taking care of a retired teacher, Ms. Park, invites several of her former students to her house 16 years after their graduation. Since the end of her teaching career, Park has been residing in the countryside, suffering from an illness while an ex-student, the kind and pretty Mi-ja cares for her.


Crying Fist
2005 · 2h 1m
country: South Korea
Tae-sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang-hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.


Jenny, Juno
2005 · 1h 48m
country: South Korea
Jenny, Juno centers on the title characters of Jenny and Juno, two fifteen year old middle school students whose one night of romance has dramatic consequences for both their lives. After careful deliberation, the two expectant parents decide to keep the baby.


Samaritan Girl
2004 · 1h 36m
country: South Korea
Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money, and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those men, she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of her friend who's jealous.


Oldboy
2003 · 2h
country: South Korea
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.


Mutt Boy
2003 · 1h 41m
country: South Korea
Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a high-spirited life and roams around town with his own mutt, a half-bred police dog, making friends and enemies along the way.


The Coast Guard
2002 · 1h 36m
country: South Korea
A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing. Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honor, he waits for a chance to prove his worth.


Friend
2001 · 1h 58m
country: South Korea
Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s. But as time goes by, each of them takes a different life path.


The Anarchists
2000 · 1h 44m
country: China
Set in 1920s Shanghai, the film recounts the activities of a group of young Koreans trying to destabilize Japanese control of their penninsula. Through an anti-occupation terrorist campaign, the five men hope to inspire a resurrection throughout their penninsular homeland.